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Dr. Seward’s Diary

           Ihadahorriblesinkinginmyheart,andfromVanHelsing’sfaceIgatheredthathefeltsomefearorapprehensionastowhatwastocome. IdreadedthewordsRenfieldmightspeak. Iwaspositivelyafraidtothink.Buttheconvictionofwhatwascomingwasonme,asIhavereadofmenwhohaveheardthedeathwatch. Thepoorman’sbreathingcameinuncertaingasps. Eachinstantheseemedasthoughhewouldopenhiseyesandspeak,butthenwouldfollowaprolongedstertorousbreath,andhewouldrelapseintoamorefixedinsensibility. InuredasIwastosickbedsanddeath,thissuspensegrewandgrewuponme. Icouldalmosthearthebeatingofmyownheart,andthebloodsurgingthroughmytemplessoundedlikeblowsfromahammer. Thesilencefinallybecameagonizing. Ilookedatmycompanions,oneafteranother,andsawfromtheirflushedfacesanddampbrowsthattheywereenduringequaltorture. Therewasanervoussuspenseoverusall,asthoughoverheadsomedreadbellwouldpealoutpowerfullywhenweshouldleastexpectit. 

           Atlasttherecameatimewhenitwasevidentthatthepatientwassinkingfast. Hemightdieatanymoment. IlookedupattheProfessorandcaughthiseyesfixedonmine. Hisfacewassternlysetashespoke,"Thereisnotimetolose.Hiswordsmaybeworthmanylives. Ihavebeenthinkingso,asIstoodhere.Itmaybethereisasoulatstake! Weshalloperatejustabovetheear." 

           Withoutanotherwordhemadetheoperation. Forafewmomentsthebreathingcontinuedtobestertorous. 

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